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Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
On a trip to buy ponies, Frank Ross is shot dead by Tom Chaney, one of his own workers, for a horse, 150 dollars cash, and two California gold pieces. When Ross's unusually single-minded fourteen -year-old daughter, Mattie, arrives to claim his body, she discovers that the authorities are doing nothing to find Chaney. Then she hears of Rooster Cogburn--an ornery U.S. Marshall who, she's told, has grit and convinces him to join her in a quest into...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Praise for East of Denver:"Hill gives up plenty of laughs to go with the pain. a fine first novel from a writer with a great sense of character."-Booklist"One of this summer's most pleasant surprises."-Austin American-Statesman"A slow burn, but by the end it's burning hot. This is writing on a par with that of top-flight black-comic novelists like Sam Lipsyte and Jess Walter."-Lev Grossman"A witty, snarky, thoroughly enjoyable read."-Portland Book...
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